WorksheetsHistoric Peacemakers Practice
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Why do you think the author wrote this book: Historic Peacemakers?
to explain how people win the Nobel Peace Prize
to describe people who have made a difference by working for peace
to explain how students can help mediate arguments
All of the above
What effect did Mahatma Gandhi's hunger strikes have on his followers?
It made them find a new leader.
It stopped their violent behavior.
It caused them to band together.
It encouraged them to stop eating.
What did Mairead Corrigan do after seeing Betty Williams on television?
She witnessed a car accident.
She signed the peace petition.
She joined the protest demonstration.
She invited Williams to her family's funeral.
What is mediation?
When a group of people decide what they will fight for
when groups or individual people settle disagreements
when someone gives in to someone else's ideas
when a person refuses to work with someone
5. Which of the following words best describes Mother Teresa?
timid
rich
discouraged
caring
What detail supports the idea that Martin Luther King Jr. was inspired by Gandhi?
His goal was for all African Americans to be active citizens.
President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
He led a peaceful boycott against city buses in Montgomery, Alabama.
He went to school to become a minister.
Mahatma Gandhi believed that disobeying unjust laws would_______________.
end prejudice everywhere
be the best way to fight the laws
be a way to get arrested and become well known
bother many people so they would change the laws
What is a boycott?
when people refuse to do something to make a point
when people are forced to give in to other's ideas.
when people are dedicated to a cause
when people treat others unfairly
Malala used a pseudonym to protect her identity when she did a blog for the BBC. What is a pseudonym?
a life style change
a fake name
a new address
a costume
Why was Malala Yousafzai shot?
Because she was late to work many times
Because she fought for girls to get an education
Because she was riding the bus home from school
because she fought the Taliban
